Attachment for miners&#39; caps



F. BAYER ATTACHMENT ron mms' cAPs Filed Dec. 31. 1923 Patented Aug. 26, 192241` UNITED STATES FRANK BAYER, 'or ivrnrrnsfrrc, Knicrucizir.

ATTACHMENT FOR MINERS" CAPS.

Application led December 3l, 1923.

TojaZZ ,whom t may concern: j

Be it known that I, FiiAnK BAYER, a citizen of the United States.residing ,at Majestic, in the county fPike and State of Kentucky, have invented a new andu'seful Improvement in Attachments for Miners Caps, of which the following is a specilicatin. v

This invention relates to attachments for miners caps or the like. Y

The object is to provide means inl such caps for adjusting the same to fit different sized heads, and more especially to impart suliicient tension to the band of the cap to cause the latter to hug the head with force enough to prevent thefront of the cap from dropping down over the eyes of the wea-rer, under the weight of the miners lamp. Y

lAnother object is to pro-vide a device for this purpose which may becheaply manufactured, consisting, as it does, of only two parts, and which may bev readily attached to standard capsas they are now made without the vnecessity for any change or altera tion therein, the vsaid attachment being located in an out-of-the-w'ay position at the back f the head, and capable of being quickly and easily adjusted by the wearer, as desired.

full and completel understanding of the inventionv may be obtained from a consideration of the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, it being understood that while the drawing shows a practical form of the invention, the latter is not to be confined to strict conformity with the showing thereof, but may be changed or modified, so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention, as specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

ln the drawing, in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures:

Figure l is a side elevation of a miners cap, showing the lamp in dotted lines, and having the improved attachmentI applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the same illustrating the manner of taking up the slack inthe cap band.

Figure 3 is a detail section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2 and looking in the direction of the arrow.

Serial No. 683,772.

Figure l is an enlarged, inverted view of the rear portion of the cap partly broken away to show vthe manner o tensioning the adjusting spring. j ,Y

Miners are compelled to workunder `great disadvantage and inconvenience by reason of the fact thatthe weightof the lamp at the front of their caps causes a fallingpf the saineand a consequent-covering of kthe eyes by the visor of the cap, fand since is' generally impossible to secure a nicety of fit at company stores or other places where the cap is purchased, it often happens that the men, especially coal loaders, discard their caps and consequently the light of the lamp while at work, whic'v greatly hampers their work. v V l The improved device 'of the present invention enables every man to fit his cap to his head, as he desires, to secure necessary tension aroiu'id the cap band for properly supporting the relatively heavy lamp at the front, and at the same time maintain such adjustment with comfort. i u j In thevdrawing there is illustrated 'an ordinary ini-ners cap lV constructed in the usual manner yand provided with the usual visorQ connected tothe lower, forward end of a lamp bracket 3, the upper arm of the latter being att-ached to and `supported by the front of the cap proper. This bracket, which is of the common type, is provided with means for the attachment of a carbide lamp ft, indicated in dotted lines in Figure l of the drawing.A Y i Located at the back of the cap and adjacent to the bottom edge ofthecap band, is a metallic Yplate 6, Vpreferably.formed of thin brass or similaimetal, said plate being oblong in shape and arranged with one lon@r side parallel with the bottom edge of said band and held thereto by a plurality of rivets 7, said rivets having their inner heads concealed between the band proper and the lining 8 thereof. The plate 6 is preferably located at one side of the exact center of the back of the cap, as clearly shown in Figure 2 of the drawing, and is longitudinally curved to conform to the contour of the cap band.

The plate 6 is provided with a series of vertically disposed slits 9 arranged transversely thereof, in regular spaced relation and extending throughout the major portion of the length thereof. The bars 10 thus formed between the said slits have correeach of the bars 10 higher than the opposite edges, it will be seen that ample entrance opening is provided around the engaging edges 11.

A coiled spring 12 likewise formed of i0 some noncorrosive, spring metal of suitable resilience, is provided at one end with an eye 13 for the reception of a rivet 14 having its inner head concealed between the cap band and the lining 8. The rivet 14 is in 15 line with the longitudinal center of the plate 6, and located a considerable distance from the end thereof and at the opposite side of the rear center of the cap band.

At the end adjacent to the plate, the

spring 12 is extended to form a hook 15,

which is adapted to be engaged with any one of the edges 11, as clearly shown in Figure 4. The hook 15 is formed at the terminal of the wire spring by extending said wire to 1&5 form a loop 15CL whose sides have a normal tendency to abut each other and when the v said hook 15 is engaged under one of the bars 10, the latter is clamped between the sides of the loop and the spring may not be- 3o come accidentally disconnected when the cap is removed from the head. When the hook is thus engaged, the excess in the cap band is formed into folds between the adjacent edge of the plate and the rivet 111, as shown l at the back of the head of the wearer, so

,that there is nol discomfort caused thereby, andby changing the hook 15 to engage the proper edge 11, the tension on the spring is increased or decreased and the band of the cap maybe adjusted to fit the head properly and to support the weight of the lamp 4 and prevent the covering of the eyes by the visor 2 of the cap.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a '45 simple, cheaply manufactured, and easily attached device has been provided for miners or similar caps, and that the saine may be either applied in position during the process of manufacturing the caps, or afterwards without necessity for altering the same, andthat the wearerl may always be assured of the proper lit.

What is claimed is 1. An attachment for caps comprising a member adapted to be secured to the eX- terior of the band of said cap, said member having a longitudinal series of spaced seats, and a coiled spring secured at one end to the band of the cap in spaced relation to said member and having its other end formed into a hook for engagement with one of the seats of the member.

2. An attachment for miners caps comprising a plate, means for attaching the plate to the bottom edge of the cap band and to one side of the rear center thereof, a series of raised teeth 'struck up from said plate in a longitudinal series, a coiled spring having a terminal eye at one end for attach ment to the cap band spaced from the plate and in line with the teeth, said spring having its other end formed into a hook for oonnection with any one of the teeth to adjust the cap to different sized heads and to support a miners lamp at the front of the cap.

8. An attachment for miners caps comprising a plate, means: for attaching the plate to the bottom edge of the cap band and to one side of the rear center thereof, said plate having a plurality of transverse slits to provide intervening'bars, one edge of each of the bars being struck up from the l face of the plate to provide engaging edges, a coiled spring having a terminal eye at one end for attachment to the cap band spaced from the plate and in line with the teeth, said spring having its other end formed into a hook for connection with any one of thc said engaging edges to adjust the cap to different sized heads and to support a miners lamp at the front of the cap. i

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, l have hereto affixed my signature.

FRANK BAYER. 

